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2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,573 people earned their degree in general music, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,062 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 general music graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general music. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general music programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general music program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Music (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general music degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Music at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree general music students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNL has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

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#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 3 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

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#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 26 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general music students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Music Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 19 doctorate’s general music degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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